'Bachelor' Mesnick 'engaged to Malaney'

The reality star hit the headlines after he reversed his decision to choose Melissa Rycroft in the season finale of the ABC show earlier this year.

He had handed his final rose to Rycroft but ditched her in front of the cameras in favor of department store buyer Malaney.

According to People, Mesnick popped the question to Malaney during a vacation in New Zealand last night.

An insider claimed that the couple returned to New Zealand - where Mesnick initially rejected Malaney - so that he could "do what he should have done the last time he was here and ask Molly to marry him".

The pair had reportedly been maintaining a long-distance relationship since the show ended, with Mesnick living in Seattle and Malaney residing in Milwaukee.

Mesnick previously hinted that he was planning to marry Malaney, insisting that the couple were "very happy" together.